The Pope has condemned the killing of Christians in the Middle East, describing the killings as genocide in a speech on Thursday this week.
Speaking at the World Meeting of the Popular Movements in Bolivia, Pope Francis said, "today we are dismayed to see how in the Middle East and elsewhere in the world many of our brothers and sisters are persecuted, tortured and killed for their faith in Jesus."
“In this third world war, waged piecemeal, which we are now experiencing, a form of genocide is taking place, and it must end," he continued.
See our earlier posts:
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Russian Foreign Minister accuses Islamic State of genocide (05 Mar 2015)
IS is committing genocide, Iraq tells UN Security Council (19 Feb 2015)